Lizzie in Ma Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 I throw everything in the washer without sorting it. I wander the house, gather all the laundry and I don't even stop to worry about what I'm putting in the washer together. We haven't gotten sick from it. The only time laundry gets it's own special load is when the children are sick or the clothes are brand new. I figure that the dryer will take care of anything that the washer misses. :iagree::iagree: A little bleach and we are good to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angela in ohio Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 No. I launder them differently (real bleach in kitchen towels, color-safe in bath and hand towels.) I also wash underwear and socks in their own load. :D I sort everything, because it all gets its own method (cold or hot, bleach or no, dryer sheet or not, etc.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktgrok Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 I wash them all together in hot water. If the hot water and bleach miss something, the tumble dry will kill it. None of us have died gotten sick from this yet! Yup! People have too much time on their hands if they are worried about this. Nothing is surviving the hot water, soap, bleach, and tumble dry. Think about it, you use the same HANDS in the bathroom and in the kitchen, and the don't get bleached and tumble dried! You trust soap and water to get your hands clean, why wouldn't you trust it to get the towels clean, especially when you add in bleach! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen in CO Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 This is why one buys whites. That's all I'm saying.. :iagree: Whites in hot with bleach eliminates towel sorting. And my hot water is HOT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick_Mom Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 I have enough to worry about without agonizing over bath vs. kitchen towels. ;) If there's been some sort of gastrointestinal accident, I'll wash the items in question separately, on the "sanitize" setting on my washer. But in general, I throw everything in together. We're a healthy family, so I plan to continue. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 Whites in hot with bleach eliminates towel sorting. And my hot water is HOT. :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitten18 Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 I wash them all together. Maybe we have strong immune systems but we don't get sick from using washed bath towels that have been washed with cleaning towels. It never occurred to me to worry about it. :iagree: Any time we have gotten a stomach bug it is because we've been around kids/people with a stomach bug. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbeym Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 Yup. Towels of any sort get washed together. We add concentrated lysol to all our laundry though, so I don't worry about cross contamination of anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snickerdoodle Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 Yup! People have too much time on their hands if they are worried about this. Yep. I just thank my lucky stars every day I don't have to do laundry by hand and hang it over bushes and large rocks to dry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniBlondes Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 I am a germaphobe and I wash them all together. I bleach my kitchen at least once a day because I'm crazy obsessed with cross contamination. But... I still don't wash them separate. This morning I had about a half a load of kitchen/bathroom towels and rags and things.. so I threw them in. After reading this thread, I just went into the laundry room and washed them all again. I'm considering just throwing the whole pile away now. Possibly even burning them. You guys are NOT helping my germaphobia. My DH will not be pleased with this turn of events. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniBlondes Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 I should also add that somehow 2 of DH's collared work shirts got thrown in there as well. I wonder how I will explain that they're missing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick_Mom Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 Yep. I just thank my lucky stars every day I don't have to do laundry by hand and hang it over bushes and large rocks to dry. This. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cin Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 Doesn't your washer have a "sanitizing" cycle? I figure between the sanitizing cycle, bleach (for cleaning AND sanitizing) and the vinegar (for softening and it's a sanitizer) there won't be many germs left. It all goes together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ereks mom Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 (edited) I wash kitchen & bathroom towels together (includes dish-drying towels, hand towels, bathcloths, bath towels) in hot water (no Clorox)& then dry them in the dryer. I wash dishcloths (aka dishrags), handkerchiefs, and cleaning rags together in hot water with Clorox & then dry them in the dryer. Edited August 9, 2012 by ereks mom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyCrazyMama Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 No. I launder them differently (real bleach in kitchen towels, color-safe in bath and hand towels.) I also wash underwear and socks in their own load. :D I sort everything, because it all gets its own method (cold or hot, bleach or no, dryer sheet or not, etc.) I always separate but that is because I have colored bath towels and I do insist that kitchen towels get bleached unless they go on the line. I do get a small load of kitchen towels everyday or two though because I'm way more fussy about reusing them (I hate a damp icky towel or old wet rag!) than I am about washing them. I usually wash bath towels with jeans (hot), kitchen towels and napkins (hot with bleach), whites (hot with bleach) and everything else mixed (cold). I won't mix whites (socks and underwear) with kitchen towels I don't care how much bleach or how hot the water is.:tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StaceyinLA Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 I usually bleach my towels though, so I don't think it'd be a problem. I also figure that even if my water isn't hot enough, my dryer probably is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommyof4ks Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 Yes, I do. Towels get washed on hot, and dried on high heat until they are fully dry. I would not use a kitchen towel if I felt it was not clean, so I see no issue with putting them in with my bath towels. None of us has ever gotten sick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kb44 Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 I throw everything in the washer without sorting it. I wander the house, gather all the laundry and I don't even stop to worry about what I'm putting in the washer together. We haven't gotten sick from it. The only time laundry gets it's own special load is when the children are sick or the clothes are brand new. I figure that the dryer will take care of anything that the washer misses. Same here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurie4b Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 The FACT is that e-coli can survive the washer/dryer cycle and that washcloths and towels end up with some on them because of contact with people's bottoms. While most people happily wash and dry dishes with a microscopic remnants of poop on their cloths and survive just fine, it grosses me out. :) I wash dish cloths with other laundry but not with underwear or bath towels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktgrok Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 The FACT is that e-coli can survive the washer/dryer cycle and that washcloths and towels end up with some on them because of contact with people's bottoms. While most people happily wash and dry dishes with a microscopic remnants of poop on their cloths and survive just fine, it grosses me out. :) I wash dish cloths with other laundry but not with underwear or bath towels. Ok...so you are saying that even though I wash my booty with soap in the shower, it still is transferring poop to the towel I dry with. Then, that the hot water and soap and bleach that I use in the washing machine, and the heat of the dryer, don't get rid of it. But that somehow, magically, just washing my hands at the sink in warm water for a few minutes DOES get rid of the poop/ecoli? Because if not, than you are just contaminating those clean dishtowels when you fold them, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justLisa Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 I am slowly switching to all white towels everywhere. I still have several that are not, and they just slowly fade with the bleach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddykate Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 I throw everything in the washer without sorting it. I wander the house, gather all the laundry and I don't even stop to worry about what I'm putting in the washer together. We haven't gotten sick from it. The only time laundry gets it's own special load is when the children are sick or the clothes are brand new. I figure that the dryer will take care of anything that the washer misses. Same here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuirkyKapers Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 I throw everything in the washer without sorting it. I wander the house, gather all the laundry and I don't even stop to worry about what I'm putting in the washer together. We haven't gotten sick from it. The only time laundry gets it's own special load is when the children are sick or the clothes are brand new. I figure that the dryer will take care of anything that the washer misses. :iagree: Never thought about cross contamination.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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